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Not all parents place their babies 'back to sleep,' researchers find
Placing infants on their backs for sleep can help reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome. But a new study shows that while the practice helped reduce the incidence of SIDS, it has reached a plateau since guidelines were released by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Hands-On With Sony's New Slim PSP 2
It's lighter. It's more colorful.



 Wired News sneaks an early peek at Sony's next-generation PlayStation Portable. Strange + 8-Bit + Anime = Str8nime. Learn DIY Filmmaking from M dot St
It's anime on amphetamines — with a throbbing techno beat and a dash of Kabuki. Most of all, M dot Strange's berserk and beautiful We Are the Strangeis a triptastic triumph of DIY filmmaking. Why We Give: New Study Finds Evidence Of Generosity Among Our Early Hu
A groundbreaking new study examines the origins of holiday giving and finds that our early human ancestors were frequently altruistic. "This study shows that people indeed share more with those who give more to them... [but] families who cannot produce much food, close kin, and nearby neighbors sometimes receive more than they give." Novel Semiconductor Structure Bends Light 'Wrong'Way -- Exciting Appli
Scientists have created an easy-to-produce material from the stuff of computer chips that has the rare ability to bend light in the opposite direction from all naturally occurring materials. This startling property may contribute to significant advances in many areas, including high-speed communications, medical diagnostics and detection of terrorist threats. Signal That Switches On Eye Development Discovered -- Could Lead To 'E
Researchers have uncovered a crucial signal that switches on eye development. This discovery will greatly assist researchers looking at stem cells connected to eye development and opens up an avenue of research that could eventually lead to an 'eye in a dish.' Repetitive Motion Speeds Nanoparticle Uptake: 'Bucky Amino Acid' Penet
Newly published research by Rice University chemists and North Carolina State University toxicologists finds that repetitive movement can speed the uptake of nanoparticles through the skin. The research is based on in vitro experiments involving animal skin that was exposed to buckyball-containing amino acids. It appears in the January 10 issue of the American Chemical Society's journal Nano Letters. Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature
This exhibit "encourages audiences to examine Mary Shelley's novel, 'Frankenstein,' and its influence on science fiction, monsters and their place in history, and man playing God."Features images from the traveling exhibition and additional materials from the exhibit at Eastern Illinois University's Booth Library. Includes chapter-by-chapter podcasts of "an unabridged reading of the 1818 edition of ... 'Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus.'"Produced by the National Library of Medicine in collaboration with the American Library Association. Uncovering DNA's 'Sweet' Secret
How nature arrived at the final structure of DNA has been a long-standing mystery. Recently, Vanderbilt University Medical Center researcher Martin Egli and colleagues reported the X-ray crystal structure of homo-DNA, an artificial analog of DNA containing a six-carbon sugar in the backbone instead of the usual five-carbon sugar. The structure provides key insights into why nature might have 'preferred' the five-carbon sugars. Cut Emissions and Pump More Oil
A new technique keeps greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere and boosts petroleum production to boot. By Stephen Leahy.
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